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The Senate begins work Tuesday on Missouri’s roughly $50 billion state budget, with questions still swirling around renewing a tax that funds Medicaid and a GOP infighting that could derail the process.
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A Missouri House Committee approved a bill that clarifies a law that allows countries to freeze property taxes for seniors.
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For the first time in nearly a decade, Congress has passed a bipartisan boost in funding to community health centers in Missouri and across the nation.
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When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion, some Missouri laws may leave a negative public perception about the state, and end up being a risk to the economy. A new report commissioned by the Health Forward Foundation totals the potential losses at nearly $2.6 billion
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In states like Missouri, where most counties are considered rural, residents have noticed more delays in packages being sent and received by mail. U.S. Postal Service workers, and their labor union, attribute it to staffing shortages.
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The outlook for a Missouri child’s overall well-being appears to depend heavily on their race or ethnicity in a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report. Compared to other states, Missouri ranks 14th for the well-being of its Asian and Pacific Islander children, 15th for Latino children, 38th for Black children, and 40th for white children.
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Missouri legislators were updated Wednesday on the progress of NTIA’s Broadband Infrastructure Program, which awarded 42.2 million dollars to the Missouri Department of Economic Development in 2022.
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A new report finds the majority of state and local tax systems are regressive, requiring a much greater pay-in from low- and middle-income families than from wealthy ones. In Missouri, government funding has grown increasingly reliant on property taxes, resulting in greater hardships for those who can least afford it.
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A trio of tax credits, along with a funding boost for a subsidy program for low-income children, won a mention in Gov. Mike Parson’s annual State of the State address last week.
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Child-care tax credits have gained momentum early in the Missouri legislative session.
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The initiative is an attempt to sidestep the Missouri Senate, where bills to allow betting have repeatedly stalled.
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Since 1928, Southeast Hospital—later rebranding as SoutheastHEALTH throughout the region as services expanded, has operated from Cape Girardeau as a major healthcare provider. In August 2023, Mercy Health System and SoutheastHEALTH signed a definitive agreement after receiving all necessary third-party regulatory approvals. The change became noticeable to the public in early Jan. 2024, when signage began to change throughout the region.